Month: May 2022

Biden Commemorates Memorial Day, Says America is Free Because Troops Are Brave

President Joe Biden on Memorial Day visited Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered remarks. The tradition is customary for U.S. presidents to mark the holiday, which is designated for honoring troops who lost their lives while serving their country. Biden was joined in the wreath-laying…


Pleasing Peonies | P. Allen Smith Garden Style

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. P. Allen Smith brings a new style to his long-running series, exploring the many ways you can Grow, Cook, and Design all areas of your life! Discover ideas to spark your own creativity as the award-winning designer, gardening and lifestyle expert adds more…


John Robson: The Vacuousness of the ‘Pragmatic Conservative’ Position

Commentary With a vote looming, and widespread disgust at polarization and ideology, perhaps we can all get behind the major political figure who said, “I am unique in that I’m neither left nor right, but I’m also not a mushy moderate. I’ve always stood for something.” Provided we can figure out what that thing was….


Boy Describes Climbing Through Broken Window to Escape Uvalde Shooting

A 9-year-old student at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School has described how he climbed through a broken window to escape last week’s mass shooting that left 21 dead. Daniel Ruiz, sitting next to his mother, Briana Ruiz, said during an interview with CNN that the 18-year-old gunman fired “like four bullets” into his classroom, hitting his…


Biden: Deal on Gun Law Hinges on ‘Rational Republicans’ Like McConnell

President Joe Biden on May 30 said that a deal on a new gun law in the wake of several mass shootings hinges on “rational Republicans” and that he’s limited in terms of what he can do through executive orders. Speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington after traveling from his home in…


Archbishop Who Barred Pelosi From Communion Passed Over in Promotion

The archbishop who recently made waves by announcing that he was barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from communion due to her outspoken support of abortion was passed over in Pope Francis’s latest cardinal assignments. The pope chose as a cardinal Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, who has previously said that bishops should not…


Biden Suggests He Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols

President Joe Biden suggested he wants to ban 9mm handguns in remarks to reporters on Monday at the White House’s South Lawn. As he visited Texas over the weekend, officials “showed me an x-ray … he said, ‘a 22-caliber bullet will lodge in a lung and we can probably get it out … and maybe…


Avocado Veggie Sandwich Perfect for a Fast Dinner

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Ripe avocado mixed with tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce makes a tasty, vegetarian sandwich. Adding a little bought pesto sauce adds more flavor. This sandwich is perfect for a quick dinner. You may have to plan a little in advance to ripen your avocado. One tip to help…


TV Film Review: 2021’s ‘Blue Miracle’: A Crusty Seaman and an Orphanages’ Dream

TV-PG | 1h 35min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | 2021 Former street kid Omar (Jimmy Gonzales) has a lot on his mind. The orphanage he runs in Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Becca (Fernanda Urrejola), owes over $100,000 in debt. On top of that, a hurricane hits the orphanage and the building it’s housed…


An Elote Salad Puts All This Fresh Corn to Good Use

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In my kitchen, the arrival of Memorial Day often coincides with corn showing up at my neighborhood grocery store. It’s not local — we have to wait until mid-July for our wonderful Pennsylvania sweet corn to arrive at farmers markets — but it’s fine, a taste of all the…